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You guys might want to download the app. There will be a “live trivia” game that will see the winner earn a free trip to the 2020 Summer Olympics. You can also watch sports live and through replay on the app (not sure if they’ll show anything the Olympic Channel isn’t)

[hide] Judo I still need to figure out some of the coding, but how does this look @Sindo. The other problem is that I have to make my entire collection public, which could lead to people corrupting my files. There’s one more way I’d like to try, but it’d take quite a bit of storage. [/hide]

This smoke #420

I would be more than willing to provide results for all multi-sports games.

Happy New Year!!! I can go to sleep now

Greetings from the last Totallympics time zone! As I write this, we are now one hour away from the new year, 33rd Olympiad year, and a new “Roaring 20s” decade. It’s no secret that I’m one for emotional posts, so why not finish the decade with one . Where to start? I guess 2010. I am 9 years old at the time of the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, Canada. I cannot remember much from the game, but I remember the absolute joy of racing home from school to catch the Cross Country Classic Sprint Finals. I cannot remember the winner, nor a single race, but I remember the magic of that moment. Lindsey Vonn also captures my mind, as well as a nation’s heart after winning the women’s downhill. Fast-forward to 2016, and I’m standing at the bottom of the hill where Vonn won gold. 2 hours, later I’m at the Whistler Bobsleigh Center, and I’ve just seen a bobsleigh rattle down the track for the first time. Overall, I consider Vancouver to be the most magical and beautiful place in the world, and I’m honored to share this last Totallympics time zone with it (I hope to visit again one day). Let’s go back to 2012. I’ve just failed my first class in school (straight up F), and I’ve also started the four shittest years of my life (minus the only snow day of my childhood). My mind is one again captured by the magic of the Olympic Games. However, I’m not allowed to watch the closing ceremony because school has begun, and I’m not allowed to do anything but work now. At this point in my life I was both a bully, and a victim. It’s honestly one of the most traumatizing experiences a child can go through in my opinion, and it shapes a lot of my world view to this day. It’s in 2014 that I question the meaning, and really ponder suicide, though I never tell my parents, and never reach out to anyone putting myself in extreme danger. Luckily (and miraculously), I over come the hardest year in my life, thanks to the help of the magic the 2014 Winter Olympics. However, my grades slip during the games, and I’m banned from watching them after the first week. At this point, it’d be pretty hard for my life to get worse. It wasn’t actually that bad by any means, but many small issues began to compound, and it was becoming too much again. I was again in a dark place that summer before the 8th grade (the last grade before high school). I’m not a religious person, but if there was ever a second coming of the Lord, it was my eighth grade teacher. She saw what others had overlooked in me. She pushed to pursue my passions, and taught me what true compassion looked like. She herself told me (a kid with the longest disciplinary record in school history), that I embodies the true meaning of the faith, and that in her eyes, I was the person closest to the message of Jesus she had ever seen. Thanks to her belief in me, my parents support, and the return of the girl I’ve chased my entire life, and my improving mental health; I went from near last, to near first of my middle school class. It was this year that I had the honor of representing my region at the California State Geography Bee. It was this year that I was awarded as the “Best Young Journalist” at my middle school, for my dedication to writing, storytelling, and learning. It was this year, that I truly found myself. That summer I went on an unforgettable road trip with my mom and sister through some of our nations best territory. I witnessed a suicide attempt, I saw my life flash before my eyes, I saw the best nature, helped a struggling mother (not mine), and had honestly not of the best times of my life. After summer, I get a fresh start with new kids at my high school. I also continue my then 5 years long running career by joining the distance running team. I refuse to talk about my distance running days because you had to be there to enjoy it, but damn, it was a highly enjoyable four years. At my high school, I gain a reputation again as a journalist, writer, and sports enthusiast. I was always popular during the 2016/2018 Olympics . Those are also the two Olympics I remember most. From cheering Casey down the course, to screeming at Chris Mazder as he went through turn 9. From watching my Fijians destroy the once mighty English lords, to the peace of two Koreas. From the Favela’s of Rio, to the forests of Jeongsong. I also became a poet, photographer, climber, and skater. For once I was judged not by my misdeeds, but by the strength of mind, and the wit of my mouth. The tiny little caterpillar from 2010, had transformed into a Monarch butterfly (just like the butterflies that migrate through my town yearly). I had overcome much hardship, and become a person I could truly be proud to be. So is the story of my “Lost Generation” and my found beauty. Alright, now that I’ve got the decade out of way, let’s look at some of highlights from 2019. Let’s see: I graduated high school. Survived my first semester of college. Began a international sports news website. Became an integral part of a larger community. Saw my first Biathlon race. Had two, not one, two snow days. I put others before myself. I lost a true master of a teacher. I gave the gift of memories. I had a wonderful summer full of amazing multi-sports games. I had my pitfalls. I broke up with a long time friend. I failed to land the girl I chased forever. I stopped running for time in my life that I can remember. I struggled to do my work. I wasn’t always there when people needed me. I wasn’t always truthful. I stuck by my morals. I gave someone inspiration. I reached a cool milestone within my favorite online community. I started a freaking podcast. I lived everyday like I loved living. I lived through 2019. Well, that’s it. The last post of 2019 and of the 10s decade. Like most of you I too am excited for 2020. I will attend my first Olympic Games in person! However, it also important to remember what matters. Life matters. I’ve spent too much time wasting mine. It’s not worth it, in 2020 we should make it our collective goal to make the most of our lives. It’s okay if you don’t feel this way. If you are in a dark place, or going through the motions of depression, SEEK HELP. My greatest mistake in this decade was not doing that. I got lucky, but I could have saved myself so much pain. Here’s to sport, here’s to health, here’s to life, here’s to love, here’s to me, here’s to you, here’s to us, here’s to 2020!

Your government seems to think it does (You were supposed to answer “No. Why?) They built multiple new venues for the Asian Games. Now they want to build a new capital, and then build all new venues for the 2032 Olympics.

@Griff88 Does money grow on trees in Indonesia?

Time for that new capital

Archery qualification document (can also be found on the first page along with other sport qualification documents): https://extranet.worldarchery.org/documents/index.php/documents/?doc=4836 Archery has seen an increase of 4 quotas I believe. The increase comes in the compound events, which now have 26 (instead of 24) archers each. There’s a catch however, the 2 new spots are for Para-athletes only. USA is guaranteed one, and the Tokyo2020 Paralympic champion is guaranteed the other.

Guys, how does the future look? I’m still back in 2019.

This is how I’m choosing to ring in the new year. I present the world’s finest ski jumping pairs:

Just found this. Holy shit.

Oh cool, I didn’t know St.Mortiz was in Graubünden. I always forget how important Cantons are in Swiss politics (arguably one of the weirdest political systems)

@dcro I’d like to send you message about an equestrian story I’m looking into. Where would be the best place to contact you (you can PM me the answer).

I need to learn something too, what’s the Dutch version of happy new year

So none of the top 4 teams will be in Lausanne . Favorites will be and again. That was also the gold medal game from the last YOG . Looks like may have an outside chance as well. Those three should be the medalists.

Clearly you don’t understand what I’m saying. Computer judges execution. Difficulty is judged by a pre-determined code of points. Artistic score is small, and really only used as a tiebreaker.

One of our female skimo athlete said this in an interview: “My terrible balance is only rivaled by my terrible sense of direction”, and now I’ve lost all confidence in the team . Based off the background information published by our national federation, I don’t think any of our athletes will be challenging medals, but I’ll be very happy if they are. The athlete who said that quote is also one of my favorite athletes now

This is why I think we should to computer judged execution for artistic sports. It should be between 50-75% of the score, with difficulty (judged by a pre determined code of points) being 20-50%, and then artistic impression being 0-25% of the score.

Yes, but it’s more the fact that we constantly have to remind people not shoot guns straight into the air, into hurricanes (to quote “blow it back to Europe”), etc. that’s really just insane.

Also, may have forgot to mention something in my last post ?. We’d really like to add a third reporter for the YOG. If you’re interested let me know. We’d really appreciate it.

I didn’t mean to indicate that shooters aren’t athletic, but I do think that e-sports players have to be just as athletic. You’d be surprised to know how much of them do athletic training (in fact most would recommend it to be better at e-sports). The thing with martial arts, is that most of them were invented to be art forms and combat techniques. Most of the early masters didn’t believe in using them for sport and competition. It’s worth nothing that the Olympics were originally supposed to be a celebration of art and sport (much like the Jeux De Francophonie). I think the IOC is moving back towards this original vision. If it were up to me, Chess, Dancing, and other sports of the like would have been on the program long ago. However, I do not also like judging art, so it’s a big inner battle for me.

Okay now I’m really curious, why is Shooting a sport? And what is your definition of a sport? Also, worth nothing Martial Arts, not Martial Sports. Why aren’t (in your opinion) Surfing, Skateboarding, Artistic Swimming sports? I’m not trying to be combative, I’m genuinely curious.

I know it’s New Years Eve since our local Sheriff’s office put out PSA telling people not fire their guns straight into the air, since the bullets will come back down and hurt people